Chine Boats. Letter of Mark.

-Finally. From scorn to actually winning prize money, the saga of the angular boats.

- See also on this Blog: on Search.
 Boat of the Month: August 2016. " Black Soo".

I.M.O.C.A 2020 / Vendee Globe Race / M.Y.I.M.O.C.A.

UPDATES, to follow on this Blog.

Also SEARCH: IMOCA 2024.

                                                  IMOCA 2020 Design.

SEARCH: Test my I.M.O.C.A to the start of the Vendee Globe 2024.

- 1995 Project for the 1996-97 Vendee Globe Race. Designed with a single chine, with straight daggerboards and a rotating keel, mast, and wishbones.

- With just a year to go before the start of the Vendee Globe, and with the Transat Jacques Vabre underway, let's make the point as of now and for the future IMOCAs over the next 12 months. I have no access to files about the newly launched boats, and therefore I will start with my own evolution with designs for this very special Class.
- Eventually, with the progress and comments going to be made, I might change my ideas to present a coherent and up-to-date approach to my own vision.

- Well, this year has been something else. I found myself so busy that I had no time to follow through with the Vendee Globe; to write my own vision about the IMOCA evolution, besides the fact that it is over my head at the moment, having no access to the tooling necessary to elaborate this foiling era for the Class.

- Eventually, I'll get back with my interpretation.

 

-Well! Too late. Pressure at work and the total foils revolution, I have not been able to follow through as I said above. As the boats are approaching the finish line in an unprecedented close race for the Vendee Globe, I definitely reserve my comments and my own observation about what is going on.

- Also, see on this Blog.
- À voir aussi. Use the Search to the right.
. Detour to history.
. Sailing and foiling.
. Il n'y a qu'un pas, and foiling is here.
. Vendee Globe Race 2012 starts today and, for the next 3 months
. Imoca: Moustache ou pas?
. IMOCA 60 shape and America's Cup 2013.
. Vendee Globe 2012.
. Vendee Globe 2012, in 24 hours; 545.3 miles.

- Notes: Renderings of past winners' sail plans are by Chevalier- Tagland.

-Vendee- Globe 1996-1997. Winner: Christophe Auguin aboard Geodis. Architects Finot-Conq.

I.O.R; R.O.R.C; C.C.A. A take from The Facebook Group.

The early years of Yacht Designed by TANTON.

                                                            - Above drawing.

- My first One-Tonner design. At the time, when the R.O.R.C. (Royal Ocean Racing Club). Rules dictated the Ocean handicap system and Offshore racing in Europe.



- In 1968, during my Military Service, obligatory at the time, I was fortunate enough to be detached from the Bataillon de Joinville, and able to join A.F.C.A (Association Française pour la Coupe America). Balancing my time between sailing a 12 Metre, working for A. Mauric and  Britton Chance, and tank testing a string of 12M.

- From a design point of view, and the highlight at the A. Mauric Studio, I was tasked with reproducing Intrepid, S&S America's Cup winner, from 2000 photos, and the rating certificate. I also did work on a 50-foot cruising boat. Unfortunately, the owner, a pilot, crashed an Air France plane in Martinique and died before the completion of the drawings.

- In my spare time, I designed several boats, including this One Tonner, very influenced by a drafting method developed by A. Mauric, all before computers, of course, and used to design a 5.5 Metre Class.

Racing boat.

-Compared to Tina, the design is more conservative in its deadrise, balanced hull lines, and other features.
   

American Shipyard. Newport, Rhode Island is changing hands.

- October 2019.
                               Safe Harbor Marina acquires 85th. Marina; the American Shipyard.

Lobster Yacht; de retour au bercail.

- What goes around, comes around.

TYD#972.

                                                                               TYD#972.

- A good friend of mine purchased this "lobster yacht".

- A turn of an event, if I can say!

- I had just completed the design TYD#300 for him, and it was about to be built.  When I found the boat, design #972, for sale on Yachtworld.

- Since I had been involved with the Design and Building, I sent the link to the client. The next thing I know, he ended up buying the boat! Shelving the new plans. Well, I got paid either way, and this is a good product.

- Sold a few years ago, the boat has a history that you can follow in the article below that I wrote during her conception.

- Good to have her back, she is a good one, and is being registered again in Newport, Rhode Island.

- To read more about this type of powerboat, go to Search. Down East Boats.Lobster-Cruise

R.I.P Jeremy McGeary.

- "Mac", a good man, recently passed away. Too young to be dead at 71 years of age.

- Mac, as he preferred to be referred to, was an encyclopedia of knowledge in all directions, from discussing Fifth Elements to boats and everything in between.

- As a yacht Designer, Mac worked for Pedrick Yacht Design, Rodger Martin Design before returning to his native place in England to become chief designer at Camper & Nicholsons.
Returning to the US, Mac worked part-time for a couple of years at Tanton Yacht Design. Always subdued, simple, honest, and brilliant. Especially good at details, he helped me to complete all aspects of several notable yacht designs.

Bristol Channel Cutter Story. Old fashion, but good boats.

- Once in a while, classic boat plans are sold.

- What makes people buy older fashion sailboats in the first place?
Nostalgia comes to mind. A fondness for old things, such as antique furniture, houses, or cars. Boats are in a similar situation.

- Beauty? Considering the limitlessness of boat shapes, rig, and purpose, something must tickle the senses.

- Such is the case for a series of sailboat designs that have given birth to the Modern Bristol Channel Cutters, MBCC.

Brokerage. Rachel. J. Slocum, 50' schooner. And more Tanton's designed boats for sale.

                                                               

- Funny how things are. After publishing the see below Post about Sea anchor, Heaving-to and Drogue, it came to my attention that the actual boat is now for sale.

- Described as a unique vessel, she sure is. The reading of this schooner on Yachtworld.com, by D. W. Yachts, is what you need to know and I can help you fill the blanks as a co-Broker when you contact me personally. Full large scale plans will be made available to the Buyer.

Another Season is Starting; checking on SightSailing.

http://www.sightsailing.com

Once in Newport, you owe to yourself to be on the water.
Many companies offer Charters; from 12 M, the Schooners Madeleine, Adirondack and being a little biased, the Sight Sailing of Newport with Aquidneck.

Sea anchor, heaving-to and drogue aboard Rachel Slocum.

TYD#851

Hiatus.

-Well! I  took a breather and have neglected the Blog for what seems to be quite a while. No specific reasons, just a time out and maybe for reflections on many subjects and not necessarily having anything to do with my professional life which is Yacht Design and for which tantonyachtdesign. blogspot .com is all about after all.

Carter Offshore Production Boats.

- Hello.
-I took a little time out writing the Blog. Not out of lost things to say, just laps when going into Winter. Now it is Springtime, and as they say, things are moving again.

- As the title suggests, I have received an inquiry about finding a Carter production boat for someone on a nostalgia quest to seriously race some unique racing boats from the 60s and '70s.
This is for a racing sailor, competitor, and winner in many classes and owning many boats with the same name. For privacy, I cannot divulge the identity, but if you have something to sell. I'll pass it on.

-The title picture is of Ydra, the aluminum built prototype for the production version of the Carter 37. Fiberglass made and a fast boat to these days. Thanks to copyright Demi-Coque for these renderings and others.

-Among the Production candidates I can think of:
Tina.
Carter 40
Carter 33.
Carter 37
Carter 39
Carter 36. The Texas One Tonner.
I'll add more pictures as I retrieve them.